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Shocking but the incorrect call
Shocking but the incorrect call

#4 The Hugger is done

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Bayley with a long-overdue gimmick change
Bayley with a long-overdue gimmick change

This was undoubtedly the highlight of the night. Many fans wondered when Bayley was going to get rid of her theme song and change her appearance after her fairly recent heel turn. We got our answer tonight.

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Bayley entered to her standard theme song, but she took a kendo stick with a sharp end and attacked all the whacky, wavy inflatable tubes, deflating them and signifying the end of The Hugger. Moreover, she even cut her ponytail which was always a standard look of hers for the last 6 years.

After she defeated Charlotte Flair to win the SmackDown Women's title again, new music played. It's heavier, more intense and fits her new persona. Bayley always stated that she wanted to do an Eddie Guerrero 2005 kind of heel turn, where he's delusional and completely snaps altogether.

While it's not exactly the same, it's clear that she has looked at that heel turn the most in this recent run. It's the perfect example of a great babyface turning heel and becoming hated, which is why good things await the 3-time Women's Champion.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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